Mazhar Hussain

For other people named Mazhar, see Mazhar (disambiguation).

Mazhar Hussain

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Legbreak
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	-	7
Runs scored	-	179
Batting average	-	25.57
100s/50s	-	0/1
Top score	-	70
Balls bowled	-	8
Wickets	-	0
Bowling average	-	n/a
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	n/a
Catches/stumpings	-	1/0
Source: [1], 1 March 1996

Sheikh Mazhar Hussain (born 25 October 1967 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a former cricketer who played for various Lahore teams from 1984–85 to 1988–89 before emigrating to the United Arab Emirates. Hussain then played international cricket for his adopted nation between 1993–94 and 1995–96.

Hussain notched up a total of 24 first-class games while playing in his native Pakistan, making a top score of 139. He also played for Pakistan B in three first-class games on their tour to Zimbabwe in 1986–87. However, he was never selected for the full Pakistan side and blamed his non-selection on "petty politics and favouritism".

He first represented the UAE in the 1994 ICC Trophy and established himself as one of the leading cricketers, if not the leading cricketer, in the UAE team. Indeed, it was in the 1994 tournament, against Ireland, that Hussain became the first Emirates batsman to score a century. In the 1994 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup, held in Sharjah, he played his first two One Day International, scoring 70 in the first ODI, against India. This 70 was the first half-century made by an Emirati batsman in an ODI and as of 2006 is the second highest score made by an Emirati batsman in ODI cricket.

Hussain went on to play in five more ODIs in the 1996 World Cup. Hussain's 179 runs in ODI cricket make him the highest-scoring Emirati in One Day Internationals.

References

• CricketArchive page on Mazhar Hussain
• Cricinfo page on Mazhar Hussain

Persondata
Name	Hussain, Mazhar
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	25 October 1967
Place of birth	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Date of death
Place of death